Nursesince1977

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1. Ativan IM?

   Nursesince1977 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

   Actually the Davis drug book I have says sterile water is the best to use with ativan, however, Mosby's drug book suggest sterile water, D5W or 0.9NS. The point is, it needs to be diluted. Vitamin A???? really? Kind of sad that's the way you look at ...

2. Ativan IM?

   Nursesince1977 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

   The proper proceedure for diluting Ativan when giving IM or IV is to use a 1:1 ratio of ativan to sterile water. If you look it up in your published drug book it will tell you this. You SHOULD NOT give it undiluted, that's just poor nursing. It SHOUL...